Erstbeschreibung als Apistogramma panduro:
ZooBank:D56ABA9B-FFD3-4D0C-A01D-A3420B0477DB.
- Römer, Uwe. 1997. "Diagnoses of two new dwarf cichlids (Teleostei; Perciformes) from Peru, Apistogramma atahualpa and Apistogramma panduro n. spp". Buntbarsche Bulletin. (182):9-14 (crc00360)
Artenschutz: Apistogramma panduro wurde durch die Internationale Union für die Erhaltung der Natur (IUZN) in der Roten Liste bedrohter Arten bewertet als (LC) nicht gefährdet (2014). Apistogramma panduro, just like many other Peruvian Apistogramma species, is limited to small streams flowing under dense forest. This, in face of the increasing deforestation and mining (often illegal) in Peru exposes Apistogramma panduro to threat. Luckily, the vast majority of the species' distribution area has recently (2009) been included in the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area (Área de conservación regional Comunal Tamshiyacu Tahuayo). Hopefully this will secure the future of this little gem and other species of animals and plants found in this bio-diverse area.